The Black Duke
Appearance
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Directed by | Pino Mercanti |
Written by | Mario Amendola |
Starring | Cameron Mitchell Maria Grazia Spina |
Cinematography | Antonio Macasoli |
Music by | Giorgio Fabor |
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Language | Italian |
The Black Duke (Italian: Il duca nero) is a 1963 Italian historical adventure film directed by Pino Mercanti.[1]
Plot
[edit]The domain of the cruel Cesare Borgia is opposed by Caterina Sforza, who gives the assignment to the beautiful Geneva to assassinate him. But Geneva and Cesare fall in love.
Cast
[edit]- Cameron Mitchell as Cesare Borgia[2]
- Maria Grazia Spina as Ginevra
- Conrado San Martín as Riccardo Brancaleone
- Franco Fantasia as Veniero
- Gloria Osuna as Lucrezia Borgia
- Manuel Castineiras as Tancredi
- Dina De Santis as Lavinia Serpieri
- Gloria Milland as Caterina Sforza[3]
- Giovanni Vari as Morialdo
- Giulio Maculani as Giulio
- Nino Persello as Tito Serpieri
- Silvio Bagolini as Serafino
- Piero Gerlini as Gabino
References
[edit]- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
- ^ Aaker, Everett (25 May 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 304. ISBN 978-1476662503. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ Willis, John (1966). Screen World. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 212. ISBN 0819603074. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
External links
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Categories:
- 1963 films
- 1963 adventure films
- Italian historical adventure films
- Italian swashbuckler films
- Films directed by Pino Mercanti
- Films set in the 1490s
- Films set in the 16th century
- Cultural depictions of Cesare Borgia
- Cultural depictions of Lucrezia Borgia
- Cultural depictions of Caterina Sforza
- 1960s Italian films
- 1960s Italian film stubs
- Adventure film stubs